Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
I sit in the salt water, call in a vision of my daughter
– Ngihlala emanzini anosawoti, ngibize umbono wendodakazi yami
Light a candle, place my grief upon the altar
– Khanyisa ikhandlela, beka usizi lwami phezu kwe-altare
Bird in my hands, a flower, a song
– Inyoni ezandleni zami, imbali, ingoma
I used to think I knew what sadness was
– Ngangivame ukucabanga ukuthi ngangazi ukuthi kuyini ukudabuka
I was wrong
– Nganginephutha
A piece of flesh, a million pounds
– Ucezu lwenyama, isigidi samakhilogremu
Am I a woman now?
– Ingabe ngingowesifazane manje?
The crescent moon, an apple sliced
– Inyanga ekhulayo, i-apula eliqoshiwe
Fig in the sky
– Umkhiwane esibhakabhakeni
The air smells of fruit and smoke
– Umoya unuka izithelo nentuthu
The season is ripe
– Inkathi ivuthiwe
I stay in the house, move the furniture about
– Ngihlala endlini, ngishukumise ifenisha
Try and control what I can
– Zama ukulawula lokho engingakwenza
And feel the world slip through my hand
– Futhi uzizwe umhlaba ungena esandleni sami
You can have it all
– Ungaba nakho konke
You can have it all
– Ungaba nakho konke
Dug a hole in the garden and buried a scream
– Wemba umgodi engadini futhi wangcwaba ukukhala
And from it grew a bright red tree
– Futhi kwavela kuso isihlahla esibomvu esikhanyayo
Shining with jagged leaves
– Ukukhanya ngamaqabunga agqamile
And when the wind blows, you can hear it
– Futhi lapho umoya uvunguza, ungakuzwa
Dug a hole in the garden and buried a scream
– Wemba umgodi engadini futhi wangcwaba ukukhala
And from it grew a bright red tree
– Futhi kwavela kuso isihlahla esibomvu esikhanyayo
Shining with jagged leaves
– Ukukhanya ngamaqabunga agqamile
And when the wind blows, you can hear it
– Futhi lapho umoya uvunguza, ungakuzwa
You can have it all
– Ungaba nakho konke
You can have it all
– Ungaba nakho konke
(You can have it all)
– (Ungaba nakho konke)
A piece of flesh, a million pounds
– Ucezu lwenyama, isigidi samakhilogremu
Am I a woman now?
– Ingabe ngingowesifazane manje?
(You can have it all)
– (Ungaba nakho konke)
Tree grows tall, can’t cut me down
– Isihlahla sikhula sibe side, asikwazi ukungigawula
Am I a woman now?
– Ingabe ngingowesifazane manje?
